Carson Beck’s fourth INT seals the win for Louisville (0:34)In the final minute of the 4th quarter, Louisville picks off Carson Beck for the fourth time to seal the 24-21 victory. (0:34)
LaLiga, Spain’s top-flight soccer league, officially announced its plans last week to hold the Barcelona-Villarreal game in Miami on Dec. 20 — the same day as the first round of the CFP.
“Hard Rock Stadium developed an operational plan should the stadium host both a LaLiga game and a University of Miami CFP first-round game the weekend of December 19th and 20th,” the school said. “We will continue to refine and review the plan and ultimately meet the needs and objectives of the CFP pending final scheduling of both events.”
With the soccer game scheduled for 10 a.m. ET, the Hurricanes could host the CFP game at Hard Rock Stadium later that night. The game also could move to a different day, but both of those options would require some assistance from ESPN to find a window that works.
The CFP management committee, which is composed of the 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua, has to approve the final plan, but that’s not expected for a few weeks.
CFP officials are expecting Miami to provide them with an alternate location this week, and sources told ESPN the university is considering Orlando, Florida — but that would be the worst-case scenario.
There are still more questions than answers. LaLiga players have recently protested the league’s decision to hold a regular-season game in Miami, and, of course, the Hurricanes have yet to make the playoff.
Carson Beck’s fourth INT seals the win for Louisville (0:34)In the final minute of the 4th quarter, Louisville picks off Carson Beck for the fourth time to seal the 24-21 victory. (0:34)
In the final minute of the 4th quarter, Louisville picks off Carson Beck for the fourth time to seal the 24-21 victory. (0:34)